I slammed the door behind me as I entered my house in the evening. I couldn't think clearly. My cheeks were still red from my encounter with...
"SIYA!", my mom screamed from the kitchen and before I could run away or even come up with an excuse, she was standing before me.
"Mom..."
"Is this the time to come home?" she boomed.
"But..."
"Do you have any idea how dark is it out there?"
"Listen to me..." I started to get irritated and all the blushing vanished in a second.
"You listen! This house has rules. And if you face so much trouble in obeying them, get the hell out of here."
"That's what I want. To be away from all this nagging..to be away from you!" I screamed at her and ran up the stairs to my room.I closed the door behind me and fell on my bed. My face was red again, so were my eyes. Tears were flowing down like a river and I did nothing to stop them. I just muffled up my cries with my pillow so that she won't listen them. My mom was still screaming at me from downstairs, I could hear her cursing me.
"I hate you!", I said out loud to the walls.
After a while, when the pain faded away, I thought about what happened at Dhruv's place.
I lay down on my bed, closed my eyes and put on my favourite song 'Somebody's Me' at the stereo.
"Oh! HI Siya." he had said in a tone full of sweet surprise when he found me at his door.
Within a second, my whole plan appeared in front of me as to how I was going to make him believe that Amber was lying. But before I could open my mouth or even make a move, my whole plan broke into pieces. Standing behind Dhruv, was none other than my competitor and my current friend cum rival, Amber. I simply couldn't believe my eyes.
"Don't worry", she said pushing him away to make her way "I'm leaving."
When passing beside me, she whispered in my ear "You've lost before you even began" and left with a evil grin on her face.
I had watched her walking her special victory walk where she kind of mixes walking with dancing.
"Come inside.It's really hot out here" he had said still standing at the door.
"Umm...yeah! thanks" I had replied with a weak smile and entered the house, the place I knew I was to leave empty handed.
More than anything else, I remembered the beautiful crockery which was on display in the living room. So intricate, so delicate. I stopped by them and started as is bounded by some spell.
"Beautiful, isn't it?"he had come and stood beside me.
"I agree. Where did you get them from? I don't think you get such pretty stuff around here." I had asked without shifting my gaze from the tea-pot which was in the centre and was the highlight of the display with the the blue curling outlines and flowers all over it.
"You're right. They were a gift from one mom's friends. They're really close", saying this he lead the way.
I had followed him and obseved his house. It was pretty with purple walls and pure white ceiling and beautiful artifacts decorated here and there.
"Siya?" he had called back.
"Oh! sorry..." I hurried up behind him and entered his room.
It had started getting awkward so, to make myself more comfortable, I shifted my personality more to the funny side.
"You're acting like you were expecting me. What's the deal?" I had asked him with a smirk on my face.
"Nothing" saying this he had laughed and motioned towards a revolving chair for me to sit down and he himself sat on his bed.
"Why was Amber here?" I asked trying it to sound just like a normal question. But my insides were twirling at what was to be this question's answer.
"To tell you the truth, your friend is a big liar." he said with a serious expression on his face.
"Liar?" I looked at him with an expression of surprise and anger. I don't like people calling my best friend a liar.
TRRIINNGGG!!!
I came back to my room with my cellphone ringing furiously at my side.
Noticing that it was Amber's number flashing on the dial, I picked up the call and said the oh-so-common word,"Hello"
Before realising it, I went completely mad at her and the next second I was telling her that though she might have talked to Dhruv first but he'll never believe her. Rounding up with all sort of things I ended with a suggestion that we should stop this stupid bet.
"Now atleast reply." I said in a calm tone. Actually, I was quite exhausted after all this thrashing.
"What's the deal?" I heard and unfamiliar voice on the phone.
Completely confused, I asked,"Amber?!"
"No! This is Dhruv. Now tell me what the hell is going on around here!!"
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